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Kevin+Jonathan’s Blog Posts re SF Real Estate

July 22, 2013 Advice, Buy Later, Buy Now, Buyer Advice, First Time Buyers, Home Buying, investment potential, Major Renovation, Sellers advice

Open Your Textbooks To….

You can always learn something new in real estate (or you can just judge my design skills). Either way check the latest…

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July 8, 2013 Advice

Did You Miss the Best Real Estate Buying Bonanza in Decades? | Fox Business

Has your best chance at getting a great deal on your dream home or investment property passed you by?The answer is no….

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June 14, 2013 Advice, On the Media, San Francisco Real Estate

KTVU News with Kevin Ho: Change in condo conversion policy would majorly… | www.ktvu.com

Vanguard Properties agent Kevin Ho talks about San Francisco’s suspension of its condo lottery and how it’ll impact property prices in the city.

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April 29, 2013 Advice, Home Buying, Real Estate Industry, San Francisco Real Estate, San Francisco Real Estate Districts, Sellers advice

On the MLS or Off the MLS?

There’s been a debate going on between agents, clients and market watchers about the off-market/pocket/private listing phenomenon hitting San Francisco’s hot real…

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April 27, 2013 Advice, Buy Later, Buyer Advice, Major Renovation, New Construction, Real Estate Industry, San Francisco Real Estate, SF News, SF Urban Planning, TIC, Vanguard Properties

Goodbye Condo Lottery? What’s Happening With Tenants In Common In SF

On Condos, the Lottery and Tenants In Common: The TIC System as We Know It… or, Knew It SUPERVISORS TO DEBATE PROPOSED…

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April 22, 2013 Advice, Buy Later, SF News, SF Urban Planning, TIC

Proposed New Condominium Lottery Bypass Law — TIC, Equity Sharing and Shared Ownership Knowledge Base

What’s the deal with TICs now?  The condominium conversion lottery reform and bypass legislation, originally introduced by San Francisco Supervisors Wiener and…

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April 21, 2013 Advice, Buy Later, Buy Now, Buyer Advice, Condos, investment potential, SoMa, South Beach - SOMA

Can I buy at the Beacon?

What’s Up with the Beacon? You’ll see a fair number of open houses over at 250 to 260 King Street across the…

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April 20, 2013 Advice, investment potential, San Francisco Real Estate, Sellers advice, SF News

The Dilemma of Renting an Illegal In-Law Unit or Illegal Apartment

It May Look Like a Duck, Quack Like a Duck but We Have To Call it Goose! (aka, Questions Posed By Nonconforming, Illegal... Read more
March 30, 2013 Advice, Bernal Heights, Buy Now, Buyer Advice, Eureka Valley, Great Opportunity, Home Buying, Hot Property, Major Renovation, Mission Dolores, Real Estate Industry, San Francisco Real Estate, San Francisco Real Estate Districts, Sellers advice

What Happened This Past Egg-straordinary week

Your Egg-tradinary Holiday Weekend Open House Guide Your agent, returned safe and sound, tan and is ready to go. Happy Holiday Weekend…

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March 30, 2013 Advice, Buy Now, San Francisco Real Estate, San Francisco Real Estate Districts

Open Thread Answers: TIC vs Condo Debate; Kitchen Remodels; More! – Curbed University – Curbed SF

Every Friday afternoon this month we start an open thread with an expert (think real estate agents and architects) for you, the…

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March 29, 2013 Advice, Buy Now, Buyer Advice, notable homes for sale, Open House, San Francisco Real Estate, San Francisco Real Estate Districts, Single Family Residence, Vanguard Properties

April’s First Broker Tour Sheet for San Francisco

Here it is: Your Broker Tour Sheet for Tuesday, April 2, 2013 here in San Francisco.   As usual, if there’s something…

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March 23, 2013 Advice, First Time Buyers, hi end, Home Buying, home interiors, investment potential, New Construction, Noted Design, Real Estate Industry, San Francisco Real Estate

Kitchen Remodel as Progress … Or public health risk?

From this week’s Sunday NYTimes: Many of the safety issues of yesterday’s kitchens are gone. No one in my family is likely…

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